O·ver·shoot v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overshot p. pr. & vb. n. Overshooting.]
1. To shoot over or beyond; to miss; as, to overshoot a mark; to overshoot the green in golf. “Not to overshoot his game.”
2. To pass swiftly over; to fly beyond.
3. To exceed; as, to overshoot the truth.
To overshoot one's self, to venture too far; to assert too much.